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Jovanotti

Jovanotti, byname of Lorenzo Cherubini (born September 26, 1966) is an Italian singer-songwriter and rapper.He released his first albums under the Jovanotti byname to later switch into his real name (Lorenzo), as of the mid-nineties. Most of his output is hip-hop influenced, although not most of his work should be viewed as hip hop music per se. Many of his songs are not hip hop related and may probably be best viewed as part of the earlier Italian cantautore tradition. Some of his earlier work is also closer to keyboard-heavy 1980s pop. Most of his songs are sung in the Italian language; he also released a Spanish-language greatest hits album. His live album includes a......

Inessa

Inessa is a German singer (Origin: Ukraine) with an outstanding vocal talent. Her first album "Introducing…", which was released when she was 16, shows a great selection of her vocal capacity. Her songs are pop, r&b - a mix of 'cool' uptempo and 'emotional' ballads. Inessa has now joined a girlgroup called A Girl Called Jane who are signed on Def Jam. Next to her group activities she has shared solo songs on her Myspace http://myspace.com/inessamusic Source

Superfunk

Funky French House formation from Marseilles. Superfunk was first composed of Fabrice Texier (Fafa Monteco), Hamdi Hassen (Mike 303) and Stéphane Bonan (credited as Stephane B on most releases).After the success of "New Jersey" as Dealers De Funk, the trio released several club tracks on the Fiat Lux label. The album "Hold Up" followed in 2000, which contained the original versions of club favourites "Last Dance", "Lucky Star" and "The Young MC".Shortly after, Fafa Monteco left the trio to concentrate on a solo DJ career. Bonan and Hassen then decided to team up with Le Sascha as Superfunk Inc. Source...

Mango

Mango is a name that has been used more than once:(1) A pop band from Lithuania since the 90's. Mango (MAN-GO) (1):is a popular Lithuanian girl trio. Created in 1998, it immediately had hits with the covers Pavasariniai žiedai (Spring Blossoms) and Svetimi (Strangers). During its ten-year career Mango released 12 albums that collectively sold some 310,000 copies. It was recognized as the Band of the Year by Radiocentras Awards (2000 and 2001) and by Bravo Awards (2000).The group was created and produced by brothers Mindaugas and Gintaras Bendžius. Members of the group Rima Petrauskytė, Viktorija (Vika) Perminaitė and Asta Bridikytė were selected after a special......

Elias

There are at least eight artists under this name:First and foremost, according to the charts of Last.fm, Elias from Sweden.From gospel choir boy to promising soul singer, 20 year-old Elias Björn Sahlin climbed the career ladder in trendy quarter Södermalm, Stockholm.It all started with the 'Tensta Gospel's Joyful Noise' (Tensta Gospel Choir) when he was just 13 years old. Elias Sahlin is the boy with stage fright as early he loved the stage; grew up in an environment where art and emotions were present, thanks to the artist's father and a psychologist as mother at last he found his voice and developed it in Tensta Gospel Choir. In high school he skipped......

Flunk

Flunk is a Norwegian electronic band consisting of producer Ulf Nygaard, guitarist Jo Bakke, drummer Erik Ruud, and vocalist Anja Øyen Vister.The band began as a project between Ulf and Jo in Oslo, Norway in the winter of 2000-01. Starting out as an instrumental and sampled vocal project, they were signed for a track on a compilation by Beatservice Records in Winter 2001. On hearing the finished track, label manager Vidar Hanssen signed the unnamed band for a full album.During early Summer 2001, Ulf and Jo recorded most of the album and Anja improvised the vocals. After their vocals, Jo layered the guitars, but it would be a year before the album would be completed and......

Climbers

Climbers is the Mexicali duo, Jay Blakk and Kiko Deal, who, despite forming just a year ago, have already been making serious waves around the world with a fresh-faced take on house music.Their debut ‘Law Of Attraction’ EP on Culprit, as well as the slew of buzzworthy remixes for labels such as Lower East, Noir Music 2 and Electronique have already found their way into the crates of some of the hottest underground dance acts including Art Department, James Teej, My Favorite Robot Tanner Ross, Miguel Campbell, Catz n Dogz, Death on the Balcony and Richy Ahmed. ‘All Right’ from the Culprit EP has already been played on BBC Radio’s iconic Pete Tong show.Though they come from......

Ne-Yo

Shaffer Chimere Smith (born on October 18, 1979 in Camden, Arkansas), better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is a Grammy Award winning American R&B singer, producer and actor currently signed to Def Jam Records. In 2006 he released his debut album In My Own Words, which featured the hit single So Sick. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and helped his album debut at #1 on the Billboard 200. He has since released 2007's Grammy award winning Because of You and 2008's Year of the Gentleman, and his fourth LP, Libra Scale, was released on November 22nd, 2010. The initial single was UK #1 Beautiful Monster. Champagne Life and One In A Million......